PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Brug Angeloz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Kickboxing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brug Angeloz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Angeloz
vs
Kickboxing

208 cm
24
155 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

160 cm
25
158 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
Very strong

Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brug Angeloz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe Kickboxing!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kickboxing tries a head kick but it misses.
Kickboxing tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Angeloz tries to counter by clinching up but Kickboxing breaks away and moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Angeloz. Kickboxing does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kickboxing tries to counter by closing the distance.
Angeloz tries to clinch up but Kickboxing circles away and keeps his distance.
Kickboxing's coach down at Helsinki Athletics Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kickboxing's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Angeloz tries to close the distance and clinch but Kickboxing swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Angeloz throws a series of punches but Kickboxing avoids them all with ease.
Angeloz walks into a straight right hand from Kickboxing.
Angeloz tries a head kick but it misses.
Kickboxing is looking for the big counter here.
Angeloz tries a head kick but it misses.
Kickboxing is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Angeloz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Angeloz avoids the head kick by Kickboxing.
Kickboxing throws a sloppy head kick and Angeloz moves out of range easily.
Kickboxing thuds a left hand into Angeloz's body.
Kickboxing tries to close the distance and clinch but Angeloz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kickboxing avoids a kick to the body.
Kickboxing throws a series of punches but Angeloz avoids them all with ease.
Angeloz scores with a nice head shot.
Kickboxing tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kickboxing.
Angeloz keeps the fight on the outside.
Angeloz throws a sloppy head kick and Kickboxing moves out of range easily.
Kickboxing tries to clinch up.
Kickboxing is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kickboxing swats away the attempt to clinch by Angeloz.
Angeloz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kickboxing tries to close the distance and clinch up but Angeloz swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kickboxing dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kickboxing fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kickboxing lands with a good body shot.
Kickboxing misses with a few strikes there.
Angeloz tried to counter with a leg kick but Kickboxing avoided it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kickboxing doesn't manage to clinch there - Angeloz circles away.
Angeloz is looking to clinch.
Angeloz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kickboxing moves in looking to clinch but Angeloz pushes him off.
Angeloz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kickboxing moves out of range as Angeloz strikes.
Angeloz tries to clinch but Kickboxing moves out of range.
Angeloz throws a hook to the side of Kickboxing's head but Kickboxing sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Angeloz tries to keep at a distance but Kickboxing has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Kickboxing dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Angeloz misses the body punch
and Kickboxing counters with a nice uppercut.
Kickboxing throws a right and a left that both miss.
Angeloz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kickboxing swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Angeloz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Angeloz tries to clinch but Kickboxing is having none of it.
Kickboxing misses with a few strikes there.
Angeloz throws a big counter combination but Kickboxing scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kickboxing is looking to clinch.
Kickboxing throws a shot to the body.
Angeloz misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kickboxing scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Angeloz to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kickboxing tries to clinch but Angeloz moves out of range.
Kickboxing lands with a nice body kick.
Kickboxing scores with a jab. Angeloz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Angeloz wants to clinch but Kickboxing slips to the side
and Kickboxing counters with a big uppercut that drops Angeloz face first to the mat! Will he beat the count?! He's struggled up to his knees on 7 but it doesn't look like he's going to make it... he's been counted out! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Joe Kickboxing!